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Image source: Getty Images With the UK stock market enjoying renewed growth this week, I’m looking for small local businesses with promising futures. One FTSE 250 stock that’s been on my radar for a while is the famous British baker Greggs (LSE:GRG). The hugely popular high street chain is known for its sausage rolls but … Read more
By Jack Queen, Jody Godoy and Andy Sullivan (Reuters) -The judge overseeing Donald Trump’s criminal hush money trial fined the former U.S. president $9,000 for contempt of court on Tuesday and said he would consider jailing him if he continued to violate a gag order. In a written order, Justice Juan Merchan said the fine may … Read more
Barclays analysts say rising budget deficits change several key assumptions underpinning the fixed-income market. #Tbill #chill #stay #strategists
SlavkoSereda/iStock via Getty Images Crude oil futures turned lower Monday, with the U.S. WTI benchmark hitting its lowest level in a month, as speculation builds that Israel and Hamas may have made progress toward a deal that would free some Israeli hostages and bring a ceasefire to the war in Gaza. U.S. Secretary of State … Read more
Image source: Getty Images When we invest for long-term income, it’s easy to focus just on the dividend stocks of the FTSE 100. But I reckon the FTSE 250, with a bigger balance of growth stocks, might even do better. The thing is, we don’t need dividends to draw income from our investments. We can … Read more
On Monday, Guggenheim initiated coverage on Abivax (NASDAQ:ABVX) stock, assigning a Buy rating with a price target of $50.00. The coverage is based on the promising outlook for the company’s lead drug candidate, obefazimod, which is in late-stage development for the treatment of ulcerative colitis (UC). Obefazimod, an oral small molecule, stands out in the … Read more
After an uproar from players and fans alike this spring, Nike Inc. will reportedly fix a number of changes it made to Major League Baseball uniforms. #Nike #reportedly #rectify #MLB #uniforms #widespread #complaints
skynesher Tennis drama “Challengers” was the top box-office draw in its opening weekend with $15 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates released on Sunday. Amazon Studios and MGM distributed the film, which stars Zendaya, in 3,477 locations in the United States and Canada. Women made up 58% of ticket buyers, while 41% were … Read more
Tesco (LSE: TSCO) shares have a long track record of paying reliable dividends, with only a few blips. Is it an ideal stock to tuck away in my retirement portfolio? I think it just might be. Tesco might not offer the market’s biggest dividend yield. But a forecast 4.2% could build up nicely over the … Read more
By Jarrett Renshaw WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden will give an election-year roast on Saturday night at the annual White House Correspondents’ Association dinner against the backdrop of protests against his support for Israel’s war against Hamas. Demonstrators holding banners chanted about journalist deaths in Gaza outside the Washington Hilton, the site of the … Read more